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The number of visitors to the exhibition \u201cThe Infamy. Catalan Involvement in Colonial Slavery\u201d, from its opening on 20 February 2025 to its closing on 6 April 2026, was 24,354. Just over 3,000 people took part in person in the activities organised around the exhibition. 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Outlining Slavery in Cuba: A Long-Lasting Business (1503\u20131866)\u201d (\u201cQu\u00e8 en sabem de l\u2019esclavitud a Cuba? Esbozando la esclavitud en Cuba: un negocio de larga duraci\u00f3n (1503-1866)\u201d) \u2197<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Date: Tuesday 14 October 2025<\/p>\n Speaker: Mar\u00eda del Carmen Barcia Zequeira, professor at the University of Havana<\/p>\n Description: \u2022 \u201cWhat do the indianos fairs in Catalonia glorify, and what do they conceal?\u201d (\u201cQu\u00e8 enalteixen i qu\u00e8 amaguen les fires d’indians a Catalunya?\u201d) \u2197<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Date: Thursday 20 November 2025<\/p>\n Speakers: Abraham Jim\u00e9nez Enoa, Cuban journalist descended from enslaved people, and Sarai Mart\u00edn L\u00f3pez, anthropologist and researcher on the University of Barcelona\u2019s (Tr)african(t)s project<\/p>\n Description: \u2022 \u201cWhat do we know about how colonial slavery is addressed in literature? The colony on the peninsula: traffickers in Spanish and Catalan literature in the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries\u201d (\u201cQu\u00e8 en sabem de com s\u2019aborda l\u2019esclavitud colonial des de la literatura? La colonia en la pen\u00ednsula: traficantes en las literaturas espa\u00f1ola y catalana en los siglos XIX, XX y XXI\u201d) \u2197<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Date: Tuesday 27 January 2026<\/p>\n Speaker: Lisa Surwillo, Doctor of Romance Languages and Literatures from the University of California<\/p>\n Description: \u2022 \u201cWhat should we do with monuments that glorify colonisation? Repairing memory, dismantling monuments, decolonising cities\u201d (\u201cQu\u00e8 fem amb els monuments que exalten la colonitzaci\u00f3? Reparar la memoria, desmontar monumentos, descolonizar las ciudades\u201d) \u2197<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Date: Tuesday 24 February 2026<\/p>\n Speaker: Camila Opazo Sep\u00falveda, specialist in post-\/decolonial studies and Spain\u2019s representative on ICOM\u2019s working group on the decolonisation of museums<\/p>\n Description: \u2022 \u201cWhat do we know about the enslavement of women? From slavery to the present day: women, resistance and memory in the Caribbean\u201d (\u201cQu\u00e8 en sabem de l\u2019esclavitud de les dones? 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LEARNING FROM THE PAST TO COMBAT RACISM\u201d (\u201cVEUS SILENCIADES. APRENEM DEL PASSAT PER COMBATRE EL RACISME\u201d) \u2197<\/a><\/h3>\n
Through the participation of lower and upper secondary pupils in a role-playing exercise and a visit to the exhibition itself, debates were generated around racism. The activity also aimed to invite reflection on an episode of our history that is often hidden: Catalan participation in the trafficking and exploitation of enslaved people, and its connections with present-day inequalities and discrimination. This activity was designed in collaboration with the educational specialist Moustapha Ady Mbaye Toure.<\/p>\n\u201cSTORIES FROM INFAMY: VOICES FROM THE PAST WRITTEN TODAY\u201d (\u201cRELATS DES DE LA INF\u00c0MIA: VEUS DEL PASSAT ESCRITES AVUI\u201d) \u2197<\/a><\/h3>\n
A proposed educational workshop to be carried out in the classroom after the guided visit to the exhibition \u201cThe Infamy\u201d, which encouraged the production of short texts in the form of monologues or dialogues inspired by the lives of real individuals, constructed from information provided by sources such as wills, contracts of sale, newspaper advertisements and other archival records. These accounts enabled pupils to imagine what the lives of those people might have been like and to give them a voice, placing names and context upon stories that have until now been rendered invisible.
The activity was carried out with the advice of Laida Memba, a member of the University of Barcelona research group (Tr)afican(t)s.<\/p>\nTALKS: \u201cWHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT OUR INFAMY?\u201d (\u201cQU\u00c8 EN SABEM DE LA NOSTRA INF\u00c0MIA?\u201d)<\/h3>\n
\u201cWhat Do We Know About Our Infamy?\u201d was an umbrella title under which a series of lectures, debates and presentations on slavery were brought together and, taken as a whole, gradually broadened knowledge of Catalan participation in the trafficking of enslaved people. The series was directed by Dr Mart\u00edn Rodrigo Alharilla, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary History at Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), who took advantage of the presence in Barcelona of leading scholars working on slavery to invite them to participate; hence, from the outset, it was not conceived as a closed series.<\/p>\n
Drawing on the biography of an emancipated African in Bahia in 1830, the session explained the involvement of some freed Africans in Atlantic trading and Brazil\u2019s participation in this infamous trade during the nineteenth century, when it was already illegal.<\/p>\n
A lecture on how museums address the subject of slavery in their exhibitions, with examples of both bad and good practice, and with guidance on what should be borne in mind when approaching the decolonisation of museums
.<\/p>\n
A talk structured as a debate on the activities of Catalan slave traders in Africa and the Americas during the nineteenth century.<\/p>\n
A round table, coordinated by Laida Memba, with the aim of opening up reflection on how the legacies of slavery and colonisation have generated political, cultural and social responses, often silenced yet fundamental to understanding today\u2019s struggles for justice and reparation.<\/p>\n
A session devoted to examining how the exploitation of people of African descent in Cuba continued after abolition and what mechanisms of resistance gradually emerged.<\/p>\n
A talk on the figure of the indiano: his achievement and his shadows, and on what the organisation of indianos<\/em> fairs in Catalonia represents, especially for Black people.<\/p>\n
A lecture aimed at analysing a selection of nineteenth-century Spanish literary works as a reflection of the control that traffickers in enslaved people, and the slave economy in general, exercised over networks of political, cultural and financial power.<\/p>\n
A session on the international debate surrounding public space, analysing how memory disputes reveal tensions between official and dissident memories, and proposing progress towards a redistribution of power in the construction of urban memories.<\/p>\n
A session on the experiences of enslaved women, their memory and the legacies they have transmitted.<\/p>\nITINERARY \u201cBARCELONA AND THE INFAMOUS BUSINESS OF SLAVERY IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY\u201d (\u201cBARCELONA I L\u2019INFAME NEGOCI DE L\u2019ESCLAVITUD AL SEGLE XIX\u201d)\u00bb \u2197<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n
An itinerary designed to make known the vestiges that remain of Barcelona\u2019s slave-owning past, covering the lower part of the city from the Maritime Museum of Barcelona to Pla de Palau and stopping at the residences of some of the traffickers and owners of enslaved people in the nineteenth century.<\/p>\nPODCAST \u201cTHE INFAMY\u201d \u2197<\/a><\/h3>\n
A series of interview-format episodes with specialists in history, anthropology and colonial slavery, hosted by the journalist Samanta Villar<\/a><\/span>, with the aim of exploring in greater depth and disseminating content relating to Catalan involvement in colonial slavery. The recorded episodes were as follows:<\/p>\n\n
DEBATE \u201cAFRICA AND THE REVISION OF A FORGED AMNESIA: A PATH OF HISTORICAL DECONSTRUCTION\u201d (\u201c\u00c0FRICA I LA REVISI\u00d3 D’UNA AMN\u00c8SIA FORJADA: UN CAM\u00cd DE DESCONSTRUCCI\u00d3 HIST\u00d2RICA\u201d) \u2197<\/a><\/h3>\n
An activity organised by the Centre d\u2019Estudis Africans i Interculturals<\/span><\/a><\/span>, with the support of the CEAI and MMB\u2019s \u00abJoves i \u00c0frica<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00bb team, included in the Iberian Congress of African Studies<\/span><\/a><\/span>, held in Barcelona on 29, 30 and 31 January 2025, with the aim of opening up a space for debate and dialogue on the development of anti-Black racism in our society throughout history.
.<\/p>\nWORKSHOP \u201cINFAMOUS IMAGES\u201d (\u201cIMATGES INFAMES\u201d)TALLER \u00abIM\u00c1GENES INFAMES\u00bb \u2197<\/a><\/h3>\n
A workshop organised by Espai Aviny\u00f3 of the Barcelona Interculturality Plan 2021\u20132030, in collaboration with the MMB, held in the context of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and aimed especially at technical communications staff in cultural institutions and facilities. Its aim was to analyse the genealogy of the image as a device for reproducing racist imaginaries and how these have circulated and continue to be reproduced today in communication campaigns, exhibitions and educational materials.<\/p>\n\u201cREFLECTION AND ACTION TO DECOLONISE MUSEUM DISCOURSES AND NARRATIVES\u201d (\u201cREFLEXI\u00d3 I ACCI\u00d3 PER DECOLONITZAR RELATS I NARRATIVES DELS MUSEUS\u201d) \u2197<\/a><\/h3>\n
An activity intended to reflect on what we understand by decolonisation, what its implications are, how to generate fairer and more inclusive narratives, how to create spaces for co-creation with communities that have historically been poorly represented or not represented at all, and how to dismantle narratives permeated by racism. It was aimed at professionals working in public programmes teams in museums and cultural centres. The programme can be found here<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n\u201cNEW RESEARCH, NEW PERSPECTIVES AND NEW CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STUDY OF COLONIAL SLAVERY CARRIED OUT IN CATALONIA\u201d (\u201cNOVES RECERQUES, NOVES MIRADES I NOVES APORTACIONS EN L\u2019ESTUDI DE L\u2019ESCLAVITUD COLONIAL FETES DES DE CATALUNYA\u201d)\u00abNUEVAS INVESTIGACIONES, NUEVAS MIRADAS Y NUEVAS APORTACIONES EN EL ESTUDIO DE LA ESCLAVITUD COLONIAL REALIZADAS DESDE CATALU\u00d1A\u00bb \u2197<\/a><\/h3>\n
An outreach seminar, directed by Mart\u00edn Rodrigo, in which some of the latest research on Catalan involvement in colonial slavery was presented, across different contexts and periods. Open to the general public, the seminar sought to develop a better and more precise understanding of the colonial past and its impact on the present, while fostering critical reflection and dialogue among researchers, students and the public at large. It also sought to foster debate and reflection on how the phenomenon of slavery has influenced contemporary societies through the legacies it has left behind. The programme can be found here<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\nPERFORMANCE \u201cIN THE WAKE\u201d \u2197<\/a><\/h3>\n
The proposal for this activity came from the team behind the Blackcelona Festival, which took place at Fabra i Coats factory in July 2025, and it was included in the festival programme. It was coordinated by the \u201cIn the Wake\u201d team, made up of Esther (Mayoko) Ortega, Iki Yos Pi\u00f1a and Oumukala Sow.
Staging the performance as part of the exhibition had several aims:<\/p>\nPRESENTATION OF THE BOOK LA BISABUELITA<\/em> \u2197<\/a><\/h3>\n
On 22 September, Mart\u00edn Rodrigo presented the book La bisabuelita. G\u00e9nero, esclavitud y finanzas entre La Habana y Barcelona<\/em>\u00a0(no. 6 in the Esclavituds series), written by Mart\u00edn Rodrigo in collaboration with Lisa Surwillo, professor of Iberian and Latin American Studies at Stanford University (California). The book focuses on Manuela Xiqu\u00e9s Romagosa (1807\u20131891) as an example of how some Catalan slave-owning families lived in Cuba and the investments they made in Catalonia.<\/p>\nHTOOLS FOR THE DECOLONISATION OF MUSEUMS: A REFLECTION ON RETHINKING MUSEUMS AS DIVERSE AND JUST INSTITUTIONS (EINES PER A LA DESCOLONITZACI\u00d3 DELS MUSEUS: UNA REFLEXI\u00d3 PER REPENSAR-SE COM A INSTITUCIONS DIVERSES I JUSTES)<\/em> \u2197<\/a><\/h3>\n
A reflective text by Catalina Gay\u00e0, Laia Ser\u00f3 and Mariona Pina on the Museums and Education Seminar and everything that was discussed there, intended to encourage practice in order to contribute to the processes of decolonial self-criticism that museums are undertaking in response to the racist traces present in their approaches.
This guide has been published online in Catalan, Spanish and English, and was sent to more than 500 professionals throughout Spain, receiving especially positive feedback.<\/p>\nPRESENTATION OF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO TEACHERS<\/h3>\n
The Educational Programmes Unit organised two sessions to present the educational activities linked to the exhibition \u201cThe Infamy\u201d, aimed for lower and upper secondary teachers, at which the exhibition, the activity\u00a0\u201cSilenced Voices: Slavery in the Nineteenth Century\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/span> (\u201cVeus silenciades. Esclavitud al segle XIX\u201d) and \u201cStories from \u2018The Infamy\u2019: Voices from the Past Written Today\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/span> (\u201cRelats des de \u2018La inf\u00e0mia\u2019: veus del passat escrites avui\u201d) were presented. The session in March 2026 was aimed at staff from organisations belonging to the Barcelona Education Network (XEB).<\/p>\nPRESENTATION OF THE MASTER\u2019S DISSERTATION ON THE COLONIAL NARRATIVE OF \u201cTHE INFAMY\u201d<\/h3>\n
Mariona Pina, who holds a master\u2019s degree in Media, Communication and Culture from the University of Barcelona, wrote her dissertation on how to challenge the colonial narrative in cultural institutions, focusing specifically on the case of the exhibition \u201cThe Infamy\u201d. Pina wished to share her research with the Museum team, thereby making it possible to explore further how the decolonisation of the MMB should be approached.<\/p>\nJAN EXPERIENCE FESTIVAL \u2197<\/a><\/h3>\n
A proposal by the Associaci\u00f3 de Joves Afrodescendents Negres de Catalunya, which articulated memory, critique, celebration and reconstruction through live culture \u2014 music, gastronomy, storytelling, art and the spoken word \u2014 with a clear anti-racist purpose. Unlike the usual activities in museums, aimed at re-examining the past in order to reflect on the future, Jan Experience emerged from the present, from the urgent need to respond to racism, hate speech and collective amnesia, in order to articulate a clear vision of the future we want to build together.<\/p>\nGUIDED TOURS OF THE EXHIBITION<\/h3>\n
Every Sunday, from 2 March 2026 until the closing of the exhibition \u201cThe Infamy\u201d, two free guided tours for individual visitors were held each Sunday and conducted by the Re-Crea Serveis Culturals team.
The MMB team also conducted guided tours for cultural groups, professional groups (from other museums, the Provincial Council, the City Council, etc.), higher-education students and groups with specific accessibility needs (including people with visual impairments, deaf people, people with Alzheimer\u2019s, and people with mental health difficulties, and people referred through prison and social inclusion services, among others).<\/p>\nWORKSHOP \u201cMUSEUMS CONFRONTING COLONIALITY. TOOLS FOR INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION\u201d (\u201cMUSEOS FRENTE A LA COLONIALIDAD. HERRAMIENTAS PARA LA TRANSFORMACI\u00d3N INSTITUCIONAL\u201d) \u2197<\/a><\/h3>\n
A practical training workshop for museum professionals aimed at introducing concepts related to coloniality, identifying traces of racism in collections and institutional programmes, to help dismantle hegemonic narratives, and sharing strategies and actions carried out in other museums around the world that include short-, medium- and long-term measures, such as revising labels, collaborative curating, changes in narratives, critical conservation practices or the restitution of collections.\u00a0<\/p>\nFAMILY ACTIVITIES: \u201cTHE LION KING\u201d AND \u201cFAMILY DANCE WORKSHOP\u201d<\/h3>\n
As part of the Easter 2026 family activities programme, two activities were organised by \u00c0frica es promociona<\/span><\/a><\/span>, a collective of independent artists who collaborate in the creation and facilitation of workshops, cultural activities and educational projects related to West Africa. On 30 March, \u201cThe Lion King\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/span>, a dramatized traditional Mandinka story, was scheduled, and on 31 March, the \u201cFamily Dance Workshop\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/span>, a dance to the rhythm of the Djol\u00e9, which conveys ideas of respect for others and collective work.<\/p>\n